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Jan 31, 2022 |
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Senate Bill S8178
2021-2022 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 19th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Insurance Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) 47th Senate District
(D, WF) Senate District
(R) 1st Senate District
2021-S8178 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A9228
- Current Committee:
- Senate Insurance
- Law Section:
- Insurance Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §§3216, 3221 & 4303, Ins L; amd §365-a, Soc Serv L; add §2405-a, Pub Health L
- Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
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S1187, A1641
2021-S8178 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S8178 SPONSOR: PERSAUD TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the insurance law, the social services law and the public health law, in relation to requiring health insurance policies to fully cover testing for ovarian cancer and requiring certain health care providers to offer annual testing for ovarian cancer PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: Requires health insurance policies to fully cover testing for ovarian cancer and requires certain health care providers to offer annual test- ing for ovarian cancer SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section 1. Every policy that provides coverage for hospital, surgical or medical care shall offer full coverage for annual testing to patients that are at high-risk of developing ovarian cancer including, but not limited to, FDA-approved testing, transvaginal ultrasound, pelvic exam,
2021-S8178 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8178 I N S E N A T E January 31, 2022 ___________ Introduced by Sen. PERSAUD -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Insurance AN ACT to amend the insurance law, the social services law and the public health law, in relation to requiring health insurance policies to fully cover testing for ovarian cancer and requiring certain health care providers to offer annual testing for ovarian cancer THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subsection (i) of section 3216 of the insurance law is amended by adding a new paragraph 11-b to read as follows: (11-B) (A) EVERY POLICY THAT PROVIDES COVERAGE FOR HOSPITAL, SURGICAL OR MEDICAL CARE SHALL OFFER FULL COVERAGE FOR ANNUAL TESTING TO PATIENTS THAT ARE AT HIGH-RISK OF DEVELOPING OVARIAN CANCER INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, FDA-APPROVED TESTING, TRANSVAGINAL ULTRASOUND, PELVIC EXAM, AND OTHER EXAMS REGARDLESS IF PRESENTING SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS. (B) SUCH ADDITIONAL COVERAGE SHALL NOT BE SUBJECT TO ANNUAL DEDUCT- IBLES AND COINSURANCE BUT SHALL BE BORNE SOLELY BY THE INSURER. § 2. Subsection (l) of section 3221 of the insurance law is amended by adding a new paragraph 11-b to read as follows: (11-B) (A) EVERY INSURER DELIVERING A GROUP OR BLANKET POLICY OR ISSU- ING A GROUP OR BLANKET POLICY FOR DELIVERY IN THIS STATE THAT PROVIDES COVERAGE FOR HOSPITAL, SURGICAL OR MEDICAL CARE SHALL OFFER FULL COVER- AGE FOR ANNUAL TESTING FOR INDIVIDUALS AT HIGH-RISK OF DEVELOPING OVARI- AN CANCER INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, FDA-APPROVED TESTING, TRANSVA- GINAL ULTRASOUND, PELVIC EXAM AND OTHER EXAMS AVAILABLE TO THOSE AT HIGH-RISK OF DEVELOPING OVARIAN CANCER REGARDLESS IF PRESENTING SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS. (B) SUCH ADDITIONAL COVERAGE SHALL NOT BE SUBJECT TO ANNUAL DEDUCT- IBLES AND COINSURANCE BUT SHALL BE BORNE SOLELY BY THE INSURER. § 3. Section 4303 of the insurance law is amended by adding a new subsection (p-1) to read as follows: (P-1) (1) A MEDICAL EXPENSE INDEMNITY CORPORATION, A HOSPITAL SERVICE CORPORATION OR A HEALTH SERVICE CORPORATION THAT PROVIDES COVERAGE FOR HOSPITAL, SURGICAL OR MEDICAL CARE SHALL OFFER FULL COVERAGE FOR ANNUAL EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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